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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Seiji Fukui, Shimonoseki, JP;
Kenji Nakahara, Kawachinagano, JP;
Seiji Fukui, Shimonoseki, JP;
Kenji Nakahara, Kawachinagano, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A device to mount a control lever to a bicycle handlebar includes a bracket, an expanding bolt, and a fixing member. The bracket is configured to be connected to the control lever and includes an inlet opening with a center axis, a first tapered portion extending along an axial direction, and at least one tapered outer serration formed on the first tapered portion. The expanding bolt includes a tubular portion and a second tapered portion extending along the axial direction. The tubular portion includes an outer threaded surface. The fixing member is disposed on the tubular portion of the expanding bolt. The first and second tapered portions are configured to operate so as to push the fixing member against an inner surface of the bicycle handlebar when the device is mounted to the bicycle handlebar.